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		FLAC is a general purpose audio format supported by many programs, but in this section we are concentrating on just the official tools provided by the FLAC project:
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			<li><a href="documentation_tools_flac.html">flac</a> - The command-line encoder and decoder.</li>
			<li><a href="documentation_tools_metaflac.html">metaflac</a> - The command-line metadata editor.</li>
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			<li><a href="documentation_bugs.html">Bugs</a> - How to report bugs and request features, and a list of known bugs in the FLAC tools.</li>
			<li><a href="http://sourceforge.net/p/flac/support-requests/">Request Support</a> - Support for the official FLAC tools.  For other programs, use <a href="http://www.hydrogenaud.io/">hydrogenaud.io</a></li>
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		See <a href="http://xiph.org/flac/download.html">Getting FLAC</a> for instructions on downloading and installing the official FLAC tools, or <a href="http://xiph.org/flac/documentation_tasks.html">Using FLAC</a> for instructions and guides on playing FLAC files, ripping CDs to FLAC, etc.
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